Work through the list without notes. If you cannot do a statement, follow its link, then come back. Guide = study guide; Practice = practice questions; also see the revision notes.
Understanding
- ☐ I can define logos, ethos and pathos and give the question each answers. (Guide: “Three ways to persuade”)
- ☐ I can explain how a writer builds credibility without a title. (Guide: “Ethos: the appeal to credibility and character”; practice question 3)
- ☐ I can explain why one sentence can serve more than one appeal. (Guide: “The appeals work together”)
Skills
- ☐ I can identify the primary appeal of a sentence and justify it. (Practice questions 1, 2 and 6)
- ☐ I can explain what an appeal does for the audience and purpose. (Guide: Worked example 1; practice question 6)
- ☐ I can revise a paragraph to add a missing ethos or logos appeal. (Guide: Worked example 2; practice question 7)
- ☐ I can describe how citing an expert works as an appeal. (Practice question 4)
Reasoning
- ☐ I can explain how a single sentence works through two or more appeals. (Guide: Anthony example; practice questions 5 and 8)
- ☐ I can avoid the common misclassifications of statistics and expert quotations. (Guide: “Common appeal confusions”)
- ☐ I can write about an appeal in four steps: point, name, audience effect, purpose. (Revision notes: “How to write about appeals”)